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Ailah

Girl name · 12 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Ailah: 12 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2008.

Ailah is a modern name with layered origins, most commonly considered a variant of Ayla—a Hebrew name meaning “oak tree” or “terebinth,” also linked to Turkish “ayla” meaning “moonlight” or “halo.” Alternatively, it may be a creative respelling of Isla, derived from the Scottish island Islay, whose name itself is of uncertain Gaelic origin. Famous bearers are scarce, though the name shares DNA with the fictional Ayla from Jean M. Auel’s Earth’s Children series, which boosted the variant’s appeal. No prominent historical figures carry the name, and the only direct place connection is via Islay. Ailah’s rise in Scotland reflects a broader trend toward soft, vowel-starting names, and it is occasionally spelled Aila or Aylah.